Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Appian Corp shares valued at $22,845,673 were sold by Abdiel Capital Advisors, LP on Aug 07 ’25. At $29.86 per share, Abdiel Capital Advisors, LP sold 764,995 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 4,535,812 shares worth approximately $128.86 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Abdiel Capital Advisors, LP sold 289,528 shares, netting a total of over 8,428,384 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $29.11 each, the insider now holds 4,246,284 shares.
Before that, Abdiel Capital Advisors, LP had sold 3,316 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $92,450, the 10% Owner traded Appian Corp shares for $27.88 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,316 shares, worth approximately $150.6 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on January 12, 2026, Appian Corp [APPN] has been rated up from an Equal-weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $45.
Analyzing APPN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Appian Corp [NASDAQ: APPN] rose 0.28% to $28.41. The stock’s lowest price that day was $28.0, but it reached a high of $29.24 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -9.98%. Over the course of the year, Appian Corp shares have dropped approximately -13.38%.
Is Appian Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Appian Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.37 million shares to 2.26 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.63 million shares. A decline of -16.26% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.25 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.25.
Which companies own the most shares of Appian Corp (APPN)?
In terms of Appian Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 39.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 39.43% from the previous closing price of $28.33. Analysts anticipate Appian Corp stock to reach 45 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 34. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Appian Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On January 06, 2025, Scotiabank assigned a price target of “a Sector perform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $37.
